Written by

Ken Mammarella
Special to The News Journal

There was a sparkler on the cake that ended the restaurant meal among new colleagues in Budapest, Hungary. It was, after all, a big celebration: the 12th birthday of Millsboro actress Quinn McColgan.

Quinn was in Budapest for two months to film a movie called "Welcome to Harmony," and just days before, she jetted off to Paris for the premiere of "Non-Stop," a thriller that opens stateside Friday.

"It was pretty awesome considering I was away from my family," she wrote about her Jan. 31 birthday in an email from Budapest. "The cast, director and some producers came to my hotel and surprised me in ...